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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output High: 3.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-12V DC 11-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 200 mA 0.9 A 400 mA
TX Max 750 mA 22 A max Max 5.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-LS-000202E ELECRAFT-K000003 KENWOOD-TR-007700